Increase knowledge of a complex fishery problem, and develop an
interdisciplinary decision support tool.

Impact assessment of the Salmon Action Plan

Integrate biological, economic, and social knowledge in a decision support
model

Research questions

How to deal with the high uncertainty in assessing the status of individual
salmon stocks and in setting management objectives?How to justify the
socioeconomic feasibility of a salmon stock restoration program to the local
communities? How to help the local communities to cooperate for achieving the
common goals?

What are the biological, economic, and social impacts of the Salmon Action Plan and certain
new management options and objectives for the future?

Which long-term management objective would lead to best implementation
success of individual management measures in terms of fishers’ commitment,
and further to best biological, commercial, recreational and/or social
utility?

Publication titles

Commitment to salmon: using Bayesian modeling to create a sustainable
fisheries management tool based on commitment of fishermen(Haapasaari et al.
2005)